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Asian rubber farmers switch crops as prices dive
Added: 30 May 2014
(Reuters report)
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur – A slump in natural rubber prices to multi-year lows is s…
Goodyear to build new tire plant in the Americas
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said it plans to invest…
Federal to build second plant in Taiwan
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Essen, Germany – Taiwan tire maker Federal Corp. has secured land in Taoyuan, …
ZF, Honda form technical partnership
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Friedrichshafen, Germany / Santa Clarita, California – Automotive supplier ZF …
Vipal presents two new tire treads at Reifen
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Brazilian firm Vipal Rubber is showcasing two new tire treads…
Eni approves new organisational structure
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Rome – Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni announced a new organisat…
Mitas selected as OEM supplier for TM Racing
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Prague – Mitas has been chosen by TM Racing as an OEM tire supplier for motocr…
Michelin to become MotoGP tire supplier in 2016
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Clermont-Ferrand, France − Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP …
Yokohama Rubber uses donations for east Japan disaster recovery
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber said on 28 May it will use some five million yen (€36,…
Lanxess says ex-CEO agreed to forgo $12.6m
Added: 28 May 2014
(Bloomberg News report)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG’s former CEO agreed to forgo $12.6m (€9.2m) in…
Pirelli presents new Novatread range at Reifen
Added: 28 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Pirelli is showcasing its latest Series:01 and a new range of…
Bridgestone debuts new Firestone truck tires at Reifen
Added: 28 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Bridgestone is for the first time presenting its new Fireston…
Metso rejects new approach from Weir
Added: 28 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Helsinki, Finland – Metso’s Board of Directors decided to reject a revised pro…
Yulex hires new staff and expands to San Diego
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
San Diego, California – Yulex Corporation, a biomaterials company, announced l…
Ambitious Apollo to decide soon on European plant location
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – Apollo Tyres will decide on a location for a new manufacturin…
Yokohama nets top innovation award at Reifen 2014
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – Technology developed by Yokohama Corp. to visually represent …
Trade shows Reifen, Automechanika in global link-up
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – The Reifen tire industry trade fair will in future be run und…
New president and CEO for Nokian Tyres
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokian, Finland – The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres has appointed Ari Leh…
Alonso says Pirelli's F1 tires are too hard
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Monaco – Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has criticised Formula 1's tires, repo…
Maxxis presents Energtra MEco3 at Essen
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Maxxis launches its Energtra MEco3 tire at this week’s Reifen…
